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Home My WebLink About09-12-22LOUIS R. RIGBY Mayor BRANDON LUNSFORD Councilperson At Large A BRENT MCCAULLEY Councilperson At Large B MANDI WILLIAMS Councilperson District 1 CHUCK ENGELKEN Mayor Pro Tern Councilperson District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 BILL BENTLEY Councilperson District 3 RICK HELTON Councilperson District 4 JAY MARTIN Councilperson District 5 ROBBIE McLARRIN Councilperson District 6 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Monday, September 12, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m., 2022, with the following in attendance: Councilpersons present: Brandon Lunsford, Brent McCaulley, Mandi Williams, Chuck Engelken, Bill Bentley Rick Helton, Jay Martin, Robbie McLarrin Councilpersons attending remotely: Louis Rigby Councilpersons absent: None Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Pro Tern Engelken called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. INVOCATION — The invocation was given by Rev. Brian Christen, La Porte Community Church, and pledges were led by Mayor Pro Tern Engelken. 3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS a. Proclamation - National Preparedness Month [Mayor Louis R. Rigby] 4. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.) Sherry Free of the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo welcomed all to the events and invited the Council to have special access. Joseph Thomas and Lynn Sparks of the American Legion Cortez/Norris Post 319 Post reminded all of POW -MIA Day and invited everyone to an upcoming celebration of first responders. Wyatt Smith and Ryan Mathis spoke in opposition to the proposed tax rate. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorizes each to be implemented in accordance with staff recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion upon request by a member of the Council present at this meeting.) a. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held on August 22, 2022. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] b. Approve the election of Mayor Pro Tern Chuck Engelken as the City of La Porte representative and Councilperson Bill Bentley as the alternate representative to the Houston- Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) 2023 General Assembly and Board of Directors and adopt Resolution 2022-19 in support of same. [Louis R. Rigby, Mayor] c. Reject Bid #22021 for the Parks and Recreation Department Mowing Services contract.[Tim Miller, Director of Parks and Recreation] d. Authorize the City Manager to cast the City's ballot for candidates nominated to the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees for a six -year term. [Corby Alexander, City Manager] Page 1 of 4 September 12, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes e. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Halff Associates, Inc., to provide preliminary engineering, final design, and limited bidding and construction phas services for the Brookglen Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project, in the amont of $1,128,589.00. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] f. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the February 5, 2021, agreement between the City of La Porte and the University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, to allow Sandia National Labs to conduct a marine mammal identification experiment at 1010 Bayshore Drive, La Porte, Texas. [Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works] g. Adopt Ordinance 2022-3894, amending Chapter 62= Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places' of the La Porte Code of Ordinances by revising right-of-way closure application standards and adding Planning and Zoning Commission review. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] h. Adopt Ordinance 2622-3895 approving the purchase of real property located at 0 N. 2" Street, legally described as Lot 9, Block 69, Town of La Porte, for an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents associated with said purchase.) [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] i. Adopt Ordinance 2022-3896 approving the purchase of real property located adjacent to the Bay Forest Golf Course, legally described as all of Block 1264, Town of La Porte, for an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents associated with said purchase. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] j. Approve the appoiptment of Omar Jaimes to an open position on the City of La Porte Building Codes Appeals Board. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] k. Approve Incentive Agreement between the La Porte Development Corporation and Frank Nance in connection with project for infrastructure and site improvements at 508 W. Main Street in La Porte, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager] Mayor Pro Tern Endelken announced that items h and j had been pulled prior to the meeting. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES a. The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding their consideration of the proposed City of La Porte, Texas, budget for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year; followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2022-3893, approving the City of La Porte Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposed Budget. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] Mayor Pro Tern Enaelken opened the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. [announced as 6:25 p.m.] Michael Dolby provided changes from the previously printed proposed budget. Ryan Mathis offered observations about the budget. Mayor Pro Tem Engelken closed the public hearing at 6:45 p.m. i Councilperson Martin previously tiled a conflict of interest affidavit and did not participate in the vote taken on the budget line item for the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce funding. adopted, 8-0. 7. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the ratification of a property tax revenue increase r�flected in the La Porte 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] i i Page 2 of 4 September 12, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes Councilperson Martin moved to approve the ratification of a property tax revenue increase reflected in the La Porte 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Bentley; the motion was adopted, 8-1, Councilperson_ Williams voting against. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to adopt Resolution 2022-18, accepting the 2022 Harris County Appraisal District certified appraisal roll for property situated within the City of La Porte. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] Councilperson Bentley moved to adopt Resolution 2022-18, accepting the 2022 Harris County Appraisal District certified appraisal roll for property situated within the City of La Porte: the motion was seconded by Councilperson Martin: the motion was adopted, 8-1, Councilperson Williams voting against. inst. c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the City's proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.71 for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year. [Michael Dolby, Finance Director] Mayor Pro Tern Engelken assumed the motion to approve the City's proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.71 for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year: the motion was.adopted by roll call vote, 7-2, Councilpersons Helton and Williams voting against. a. Receive report on the Drainage and Flooding Committee meeting. [Councilperson Martin] Councilperson Martin reported the Committee met, received updates and discussed drainage projects, and set the next meeting for October 10. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • Planning and Zoning Commission, September 15 • Zoning Board of Adjustments, September 22 • La Porte Development Corporation Board meeting, September 26 • City Council meeting, September 26 The City Manager said there were no reports this evening. 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. Councilpersons thanked Ms. Free for the invitation to the rodeo; commended the City staff and City Manager for their hard work on the budget preparation and encouraged working towards reining in property appraisals and their effect on tax bills in the future; and shared information about the Chamber's first responder golf tournament coming up Thursday. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071 (1)(A) - Pending or Contemplated Litigation: The City Council will meet in closed session with the City Manager and legal counsel to discuss SV Sons HWY 146, LLC vs. City of La Porte, Texas. [George Vie, Counsel for City; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; Corby Alexander, City Manager] b. Texas Government Code Section 561.072 - Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. The City Council will meet in closed session with the City Manager and Assistant City Attorney to discuss the potential purchase of real property located in the City of La Porte. The Council adiourned into executive session at 7:00 p.m. Page 2 of 4 September 12, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes 12. RECONVENE into oper>� session and consider action, if any, on item(s) discussed in executive session. instructed in adopted. 9-0. Councilperson McCaulley moved that staff continue negotiation Porte as instructed in executive session the motion was second was adopted, 9-0. j Page 3 of 4 September 12, 2022, Council Meeting Minutes